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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Catherine see on George's nightstand in Part IV that she thinks is strange?
(a) A Hemingway novel.
(b) A book of poems by Keats.
(c) A children's book.
(d) A romance novel.

2. What does George notice about Justine at the college they both work at?
(a) No one seems to know who she is.
(b) She ingratiates herself to her supervisor.
(c) She is a great fundraiser.
(d) She is loved by her students.

3. Why is Bram surprised that Justine was in a car accident?
(a) It was not like her to drive fast.
(b) She almost never drove.
(c) She was always lecturing about safe driving.
(d) She has never had an accident before.

4. What does Justine tell Catherine about life following Justine's accident?
(a) Justine needs to divorce her husband.
(b) You have to live your own way before it is too late.
(c) Children are all that matters.
(d) Catherine should leave George.

5. Why is Cole disturbed by the book George gives him in Part IV?
(a) George stole the book, and Cole knows it.
(b) It is a book Catherine hates.
(c) It is a book that Cole's own mother used to own.
(d) George marks a page for him of a graphic painting of a woman's genitals.

6. Why is George's former dissertation advisor angry with George?
(a) He has found out George forged a letter of recommendation using his name.
(b) He knows George stole his painting.
(c) He knows George plagiarized his work.
(d) He knows George is guilty of murder.

7. What is the name of De Beers's sailboat?
(a) The Love of My Life.
(b) Henderson.
(c) Sally Beach.
(d) The Rimson.

8. What does George eventually bring Catherine for Valentine's Day?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A painting.
(d) Chocolates.

9. Who helps makes drinks at the Clare Christmas party?
(a) Travis.
(b) Wade.
(c) Eddy.
(d) Cole.

10. What activity do the guests at DeBeers's party in Part III do together?
(a) A seance.
(b) Chess.
(c) Pickleball.
(d) Scrabble.

11. Who takes Cole back from the pawnshop after he gets the information he was looking for?
(a) George.
(b) Bram.
(c) Floyd.
(d) Justine.

12. What does Catherine finally find out about the Hale house in Part III?
(a) That it has a dangerous gas leak.
(b) That lucrative oil sits under the house.
(c) How Ella Hale and her husband died there.
(d) That it was destroyed by a fire once already.

13. In the end of Part IV, what does Catherine confront George with?
(a) The fact that he is culpable in DeBeers's death and Justine's accident.
(b) His lack of a good salary.
(c) His inadequacy as a lover.
(d) His failure as a professional painter.

14. What does George try to do with Justine in Part III?
(a) Swim with her.
(b) Seduce her.
(c) Humiliate her in front of their colleagues.
(d) Cut her with a knife.

15. Where do George and Justine end up as chaperones on a school trip in Part IV?
(a) The Guggenheim.
(b) The Arlington.
(c) The Whitney.
(d) MoMA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Cole's love interest in Part III?

2. What is one reason Willis does not tell anyone about her mother?

3. What kind of pet does Hazel have?

4. What possession of his deceased cousin's did George take after his cousin died?

5. Who gives Cole a ride home from the Clare party in Part III?

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